Texas Society News Archive

Fall Bulletin 2007

The Texas Society is planning its annual fall court and meeting in San Antonio on Saturday, October 13, at the Doubletree Hotel. Special guest will be Governor General J. Michael Phelps who will be visiting the Texas Society for the first time since he became Governor General.
Scheduled activities include a luncheon and a formal banquet with the other members of the Hereditary Societies of Texas which includes the Texas Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution in the State of Texas; Texas Society - War of 1812, Texas Branch - The Royal Society of St. George, Texas Branch - The Holland Society of New York; and Knights Templar. Each group will also conduct their own business meeting during the day.

Spring Bulletin 2006

Governor General Robert Vivian and past Governor General Lyttleton T. Harris IV

The Texas Society held its 2005 annual meeting and banquet in conjunction with the joint gathering of the Hereditary Societies of Texas at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel on October 29th in Houston. The participating societies included OFPA, Texas Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution in the State of Texas, Texas Branch of The Royal Society of St. George, Texas Society of the War of 1812, The Holland Society and Knights Templar. Each society held a one hour business meeting during the day and then met together for a luncheon and evening banquet at the Hilton.

Guest speaker for the formal banquet was OFPA Governor General Robert P. Vivian who spoke on the early days of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia.

The 2006 joint gathering of the Hereditary Societies of Texas will be held the last weekend in October in the Austin area with Texas Society Treasurer Barry Cotton in charge of the arrangements.

Fall Bulletin 2005

Governor Robert Devine with ROTC TCU graduating Cadets

Charles R. Jones ‘05, an Army ROTC cadet, earned the Superior Achievement Award from the Texas Society OFPA in April. Jones represents the only Army ROTC cadet in Texas to receive the award given for outstanding moral character, excellence in leadership and scholarship, and the first Horned Frog to ever earn it. Robert Devine, ‘74, [MA ‘76], the Texas Society’s state, governor, said he was delighted to give the award to a fellow Horned Frog.

Governor Robert Devine presenting to Charles R. Jones

It has been an eventful year for the Texas Society and Governor Devine is proud to say that we have reinstated our ROTC awards program with Naval ROTC at the University of Texas at Austin and have added Army ROTC at Texas Christian University. In addition next year we will be honoring the top Air Force ROTC cadet at Texas A&M University in College.

Station and the society was recently notified by the Texas Adjutant General, IL General Charles G. Rodriguez that the Texas National Guard has decided to participate in the Texas Society OFPA’s Top Unit Citation award.

Fall Bulletin 2002

On May 2, 2002 Governor Paul W. Adams presented the OFPA Award Medal and Certificate to the outstanding Naval ROTC cadet at the University of Texas. Shown above, Gov. Adams stands beside Midshipman 3rd Class Austin Long at the moment of presentation. The award ceremony was most impressive.

On May 1, 2002, Associate W.A. Meroney presented an OFPA Award Medal and certificate to Cadet Cleve Rodriguez at Baylor University in Waco, TX. This was the first such award made at Baylor and the recipient was quite appreciative.